Diversity Roles and Training Costs

Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 I request the following aggregate information for Lincolnshire Council only:



1) The total number of full-time equivalent (FTE) posts whose primary role title or job description includes 'Diversity', 'Equality', 'Inclusion', 'DEI', 'EDI',

'Equalities Officer', 'Inclusion Manager' or equivalent for each of the following financial years:

a) 2021/22

b) 2022/23

c) 2023/24

d) 2024/25

e) 2025/26 (year-to-date to the most recent available date)



2) The total gross expenditure on salaries, on-costs, training, events, and any other costs directly attributable to the above DEI/EDI roles for each of the financial

years listed.If any of the above information is not held, please confirm this explicitly under section 1(1)(a) of the FOIA and provide any related policy

or organisational structure document that explains how (or whether) such roles and costs are recorded.

1. Please see below.

a) 2021/22 – Strategic HR Business Partner (EDI) (0.81 FTE)
b) 2022/23 – Strategic HR Business Partner (EDI) (0.81 FTE)
c) 2023/24 - Strategic HR Business Partner (EDI) (0.8 FTE) - Please note that this post was disestablished on 31st March 2025
d) 2024/25 - Strategic HR Business Partner (EDI) (0.8 FTE) - Please note that this post was disestablished on 31st March 2025
e) 2025/26 (year-to-date to the most recent available date) – None.

2. Please see below.

Please see below the completed collection of courses undertaken by the above role from 2021/2022 to 2024/2025. These courses form part of our wider learning platform, Lincs2Learn and are integrated into the system, so this the information on costing for these specific courses are not held.